Leather novelty glove



1943- M. E. GOLDSTEIN 2,333,170

LEATHER NOVELTY GLOVE Filed June 14, 1943 MORRasEG OLDSTEI N INVENTOR.

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Patented Nov. 2, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEATHER NOVELTY GLOVE Morris E. Goldstein, Denver, 0010. Application June 14, 1943, Serial No. 490,937

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in leather novelties and has reference more particularly to a catchers miniature glove.

Novelties which are sold as souvenirs are manufactured in large quantities ,in connection with various games, such as footbalLbasket ball and rodeo. Such novelties are ordinarily bought by visitors and spectators for souvenirs.

It is the object of this invention to produce a leather novelty in the form of a catchers miniature glove to be sold as a souvenir at baseball games,

This invention, briefly described, consists of a catchers miniature glove of an ornamental design, the palm portion of which is provided with an opening. A miniature baseball is secured to the glove by means of an elastic passing through the opening.

Having thus briefly described the invention, the same will now be described in greater detail, and for this purpose reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which the invention has been illustrated, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the miniature glove which forms the subject of this invention;

Figure 2 is an edge or side elevation thereof;

Figure 3 is a section taken on line 33, Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a section taken on line 4-4, Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5-5, Figure 1.

In the drawing reference numeral l0 designates the back of the glove and reference numeral II the front or palm thereof. The two parts l0 and II are cut into a shape roughly resembling that of a glove or mitten and are sewed together by means of a lacing member l2. Positioned on the inside of the glove is a wad of cotton or other stufling material l3, which gives the back thereof a rounded appearance. The palm II is provided with an opening l4, through which a short elastic extends. On the inside of the glove is an anchoring member [6. This member has opposed notches I! for positioning the elastic IS. A ball I8 having the appearance of a miniature baseball is atached to the elastic by some suitable means. The elastic is very short and normally holds the ball against the outer surface of the palm in the manner shown in Figure 3, but permits the ball to be pulled away from the glove into the position shown in Figure 5. When the ball is released from the position shown in Figure 5, it snaps back into the depressed area surrounding the hole l4 and this ball strikes a catchers glove.

Attention is called to the fact that the anchoring means I6 is inserted through the open wrist portion of the glove and can be removed and manipulated, if it should be found necessary to replace a broken elastic. The removable and replaceable anchoring member It also serves as convenient means for assembling the parts during manufacture. If the elastic should break, the anchoring member IE will be held in the glove by the action of the cotton or other stufling I3.

A miniature glove like that described can be attached to the wearers garment by means of a suitable pin and can also have the name and date of the game printed on the outer surface, if desired.

Particular attention is called to the use of the miniature ball and to the manner in which it is secured to the glove whereby it can be manipulated to produce a sound imitating that given when the ball strikes the catchers glove or 1nitten.

Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A leather novelty comprising a catchers miniature glove, the palm portion having an opening, the outer surface about the opening having a depressed area forming a seat for a balllike member, a ball-like member, an elastic having one end attached thereto, the other end passing through the opening, and means for anchoring the other end within the glove.

2. A leather novelty comprising a catchers miniature glove, an anchoring element removably positioned in the glove, the palm portion having a hole, a ball-like member outside of the glove, and an elastic having one end secured to the ball-like member and the other to the anchoring element.

3. A leather novelty comprising two pieces of flexible material cut in the shape of a catchers glove and attached to each other along the edges except that part representing the Wrist portion, that part corresponding to the palm having an opening, an elastic element passing through the opening, means for anchoring the end within the glove, and a ball-like member attached to the other end of the elastic, the latter serving to hold it normally in engagement with the palm portion while permitting it to be moved away therefrom.

MORRIS E. GOLDSTEIN. 

